As a Junior Java Developer, you will work closely with senior engineers to implement new features, write test suites, debug backend services, and maintain our core application APIs. This is a high-growth opportunity where you will receive active mentorship, code reviews, and structured training in enterprise technologies like Spring Boot, cloud-native deployments, and distributed systems. **Key Responsibilities** **Software Development & Maintenance** + **Feature Implementation:** Write clean, readable Java code to implement backend features and API endpoints based on technical specifications. + **Bug Fixing:** Assist in troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving application bugs in non-production and production environments. + **Code Maintenance:** Refactor and optimize existing code to improve maintainability and adherence to coding standards. **Quality Assurance & Testing** + **Unit Testing:** Write comprehensive unit and integration tests using JUnit and Mockito to maintain high test coverage. + **Code Quality:** Participate in code reviews, receiving constructive feedback from senior peers to continuously improve code standards. **Platform & DevOps Exposure** + **Database Basics:** Write and optimize basic SQL queries, schema updates, and work with object-relational mapping (ORM) frameworks like Hibernate. + **CI/CD Awareness:** Learn to use Git for version control, merge requests, and monitor builds through automatic CI/CD deployment pipelines. **Collaboration & Growth** + **Agile Participation:** Attend and participate in daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.



+ **Continuous Learning:** Dedicate time to understanding design patterns, system architecture, and new backend methodologies under the guidance of a senior mentor. **Required Technical Skills & Qualifications** **Core Requirements (Must-Have)** + **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent self-taught/bootcamp portfolio showing strong foundational knowledge). + **Core Java:** Solid understanding of Core Java (version 11 or higher), including Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts, Collections API, Exception Handling, and basic Multithreading. + **Databases:** Foundational knowledge of Relational Databases (SQL) and basic query writing (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle). + **Version Control:** Familiarity with Git workflows (cloning, branching, committing, pushing, and creating pull requests). **Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills** + Familiarity with the Spring Ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data). + Basic understanding of RESTful API design principles. + Familiarity with Maven or Gradle build tools. + Awareness of containerization concepts (Docker) or cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). + Experience writing unit tests with JUnit.



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📌 Java Backend Developer (Chennai)
🏢 Citigroup
📍 Chennai